Labor/Employment
Sep. 9, 2021
DOL reinforces importance of privacy for ERISA plans
The Department of Labor has issued guidance to instruct and advise companies about how best to care for information gathered in connection with these benefits plans, particularly those that fall under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974. All of this amounts to an estimated $9.3 trillion in assets (and more than 150 million workers and dependents) in need of protection.
Caroline Turner English
Partner
Arent Fox LLP
Caroline is the leader of the firm's ERISA and Managed Care Litigation practice team, and partner at Arent Fox LLP. The bulk of Caroline's practice is concentrated in litigating ERISA disputes or ERISA-related disputes, involving both pension plans and health and welfare plans.
Eva Pulliam
Partner
Eva concentrates her practice on brand protection: protecting data, brand image, and brand names. She advises clients across numerous industries on best practices in the areas of data privacy, advertising and marketing, and trademark.
D. Austin Rettew
Associate
Arent Fox LLP
Austin is an associate in the Complex Litigation & ERISA Groups at Arent Fox LLP. Austin represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, and regularly advises health care providers on managed care and commercial payer disputes.
Personal information is one of the most valuable assets held by any organization. When dealing with employee benefits, the type of personal information managed is quite sensitive and, therefore, requires a heightened level of care and an increased value. Given this, the Department of Labor has issued guidance to instruct and advise companies about how best to care for information gathered in connection with these benefits plans, particularly those that fall under the...
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